Reproducibility is at the core of the scientific process. A basic aspect of science is the ability to establish reproducible effects. Karl Popper's notion of falsifiability depends on reproducibility: a theory is falsified when reproducible effects refute it [1]}. This means that results of scientific investigations must be reproducible or else support for “discoveries” becomes discredited (e.g. see [2]}).
Therefore scientific reports must describe experiments in sufficient detail to allow other researchers to reproduce them. A recent survey suggests that there is a problem with lack of reproducibility in a large proportion of scientific articles [3]}.
